How Lee Kuan Yew sees Malaysia in 20 years' time
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The clear and present danger
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If the Doomsday prediction never comes true, New Zealand will remain as
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3 W: S0 f+ j2 Bos.tvboxnow.comA hundred years later, Singapore 's foundation will remain rock solid.
; U9 s, `. ^' Q- {& ]The tiny city-state will continue to lure new immigrants, and many
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How about Malaysia a hundred years from now?
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J1 T2 y5 c! \4 rLee Kuan Yew did not seem to see things that far. He only set his sight1 f+ L: x4 V6 A7 J/ R7 {0 ]
20 years later.
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He said all constituencies in Malaysia would be dominated by the Malays [3 }& @5 Z3 o+ F
in 20 years' time, and the leadership in this country would value the
1 Z9 s# j& Z }6 o3 y& l' g' CChinese population less and less.% h( P' G" p; I, d$ h Y) l
! U% f3 x- \6 O/ s! v& Q, @1 S) ytvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe Chinese population would continue to slide, he added, not because of
0 V8 H$ u* V5 {3 L) O$ Kthe pathetically low fertility rates among the Chinese in this country,tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb9 t m. H9 }% A% U
but because those who could afford would have sent their childrenTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。7 j, E$ P& G) z$ v2 k/ H
overseas, who would decide not to come back.os.tvboxnow.com) f8 ]+ w) ?5 A' O* x5 }; K
"And those migrating to Malaysia will be from Islamic states, making theos.tvboxnow.com: v5 V% o" W# H/ S0 I
country's Islamisation inclination more and more pronounced."
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/ R: E+ P$ `0 E# ~9 LStatistics don't lie, and the current political and social ecosystems/ v6 |& d6 a+ F/ `# s/ E
are not here without a reason.
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/ e. [. y, R4 W) A; Ctvb now,tvbnow,bttvbMM Lee's predictions are by no means novel. But his well-thought remarks公仔箱論壇" L: y3 B$ K5 d: R5 G9 H
have touched the hearts of many a Malaysian.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb; H" l/ k! b& M% _2 Q1 `8 V
8 a+ B& Q/ D( s; SIf this is what the country should look like 20 years from now, we can
9 h: g) u# K6 B W+ H5 nimagine Chinese Malaysians to be like apes in a forest sanctuary a公仔箱論壇9 D2 U& b+ ]$ v O" @4 p
hundred years down the road, where we need to sharpen our eyesight to. N( n6 i- V& Z. M7 p$ D# d
carefully scan through the entire swathe of forest before we can catch a
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That comparison is, most certainly, exaggerated, but I really hope we
8 r' a5 n5 B( k# w2 v+ cwill not be reduced to a rare species by then.
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8 N0 o8 R! R$ Q8 k- Yos.tvboxnow.comThe ratio of Chinese population in this country has been on steady
; e3 \! c, K2 b+ F, O2 r# idecline over the decades; so has their political status here. Very soon,
- J0 j! V, [" A) X" e% {tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbthey will be completely engulfed by the powerful waves of aggressive
( B6 |/ [- x2 i/ f5 K, Y9 ]Islamisation.公仔箱論壇# `4 l3 }( p6 D1 _
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This is the pessimistic side of the outlook of their destiny.
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But Chinese Malaysians cannot afford to go on this way, and wait
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& p# ]' s3 t5 [2 {/ }They have to take the initiative to accentuate their own strengths and
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+ E0 j5 i# l9 Z- T& U; P JThe next ten years will be key to the future destiny of Chineseos.tvboxnow.com" @5 G; n1 P- j/ i
Malaysians. If the country's policies get more and more公仔箱論壇& I1 H* ]; e: w4 p Q
ethnically-oriented and religiously inclined, the future of Chinese
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On the other hand, if community-centric ideologies get diluted,TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。5 J5 \( s7 J3 b( [( w) ?
conflicts between mainstream and minority races get thinned down, the
6 B8 S& h, V7 i9 T0 Jtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbcommon Malaysian identity gets consolidated, and the spirit of
+ h h/ f- q' A3 _# {) M公仔箱論壇secularity stays very much relevant, then Chinese Malaysians will have a
% e& @% S5 A# G0 Gmuch more promising future here.
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element for new-generation Chinese to secure a place in this land, will
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# |' |: L2 N3 N' f$ H: t$ @! N" MIn this age of globalisation, when national boundaries are increasinglyTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。) Z! d o- y( p& U( ^
obscured, people will find a greener pasture beyond our shores if our& s; O6 h# L4 q; }% b5 `9 _/ c
internal conditions remain this bleak.
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We cannot afford to talk about what will happen to us a hundred years
; j( w) a% E7 E7 ?4 _! |from now. We need to buck up and fight for our near-term opportunities.
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Meaningless and unnecessary squabbles, like the one currently taking
0 F' V" Q4 X& D Aos.tvboxnow.complace within MCA, will only serve to bog down the pace of the Chinese
" s I( ^! e2 _9 \$ Q4 A# x! wcommunity further, blurring their vision of the clear and present
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, l- V- B. |& r+ Q3 qos.tvboxnow.comWhat the Chinese community urgently needs right now is high-calibre and
7 N' \! f& Q& A) w8 ~) @3 ITVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。farsighted leadership, not one engrossed with endless infighting. |
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